Five New Priests Ordained

Oct 21, 2007

Five new priests were ordained in the diocese on September 29.

They were Glenda Jordaan of St Luke’s, Eerste River, Beulah Dreyer of St Andrew’s, Hawston, Leticia Villet of St Matthew’s, Delft, Debbie Scheepers of St George’s, Kuils River and Ruth Swartz, of St Andrew’s, Ceres.

Our photo gallery tells the story of the ordinations:

Fr Mluleki Nkoloti, rector of of the parish which hosted the ordinations, St Paul’s, Philippi.	Bishop Merwyn licensing the Diocesan Registrar, Mr Patrick Arendse.
Bishop Merwyn and the Senior Priest, the Revd Margaret Vertue.	The new priests, from left, Glenda Jordaan, Beulah Dreyer, Ruth Swartz, Leticia Villet and Debbie Scheepers.
From left, Bishop Oswald Swartz of Kimberley and Kuruman (brother to Ruth), Bishop Merwyn, and the Bishop of St Helena, the Right Revd John Salt, OGS.	Bishops Merwyn and Oswald with the new priests and their retreat director, Canon Basil Adams (back).